Gearing.



W. H. GEORGE.

GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I. 1914.

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GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19m.

1,178,228. Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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WILLIAM H. GEORGE, OF FAI'RFIELD, IOWA, AssIG oR To THE DEXTER COMPANY, A Y CORPORATION or IOWA.

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To all whom it mayconcern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GEORGE, States, and a resident of Fairfield, in. the county of Jelferson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing; and

I do hereby declare that-the following exact jdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersof reference which form a part of this This invention relates to improvementsin gearing, primarily Intended for the operation.

what is known totion of a wringer in-connectionwith the opchines of the dolly or agitator type, and consists -of the matters hereinafterdescribed appended claims. 7

The advantages of theimproved gearing will appear as I proceed with my specifica- The gearing is-shown herein applied to washer, and in the machine illustrated, there are provided two i V the parts shown of Fig. 2.

i washing machine other washing machine.

hinged platform 11 that may washm j a wringer located intermediate the tubs o'f thetwo washing machines in such manner that the clothesmay be wrung from the tub of one washing machineinto the tubof the wringer is arranged to be swung from a position intermediate the tubs into positions for wrlnging from oneor the other" of the washing machines; y In the drawingsi Figure 1 is atopjplan 'view of a bench senting a vertical section through the said bench washer on an enlarged scale in a plane indicated by the line2- -2 h is a detail verticalsectional' view through in the upper. left hand end Referring now to that embodiment of my inventionillustrated in dicates a bench adapted to support two tubs arran ed side by side, to which bench is attache at one side a be raisedinto Specification of Letters Patent.

. a horizontal basket or additional tubs.

I lid washi crating shafts of power driven washing mabars operatively on a rod 18 attached to a bracket the trade as a bench" case of the particular the rack bars g machines arranged side by side'with In addition, the

machine tubsand a basket or other platform hinged .manner. bevele'd gear 26 which washer provided with my the' upright shaft 20.. M lmproved gearing. Fig. 2 is a view repre of Fig. 1. Fig. 3-

the drawings, 10 in-* mediate'the two tubs 12, 12.

Patented Apr. 4L, 1911c.

position adjacent to the bench; Said platform is provided with folding legs 11*, ll, which-may be swung down to support in horizontal position when it is desired ito'use the said platform to support a 12, 12 Indicate washing machine tubs of a familiar constructiomeach having a hinged 13 to WhlCh is connected the pending dolly shafts 14, 14.

15, 15 indicate usual dezontal gears engaged with said pinions and rotatively m0 ted on the hinged lids of the 'ng machine tubs. g 17, 17 indicate alined reciprocating rack is mounted to slide plate 19,

the asso- 16. Each rack bar '17 which is secured to the fixed top of ciatedv tub 12.

- p The dolly shafts of the two tubs are driven as follows: 20 indicates an upright, continu ously rotating shaft located intermediate'the two tubs of the washing machines and in a vertical plane adjacentto 17, 17. 21, 21 indicate pitmen WhlCll operativcly connect the reciprocat' rack bars 17 with a crank arm of the shaft 20. At the bottom of said shaft isfixed a beveled gear 23. 24-indicates a horizontal drive shaft Suitably supported in a. vertical plane between the two washing driving pulley 25. The driving pulley 2.5 is adapted to beoperated from any source of power, preferably an electric motor which may be carried by the bench 10 in a familiar On the drive shaft 24 operatively engages the beveled gear 23 to continuously rotate anifestly, the com tmuous rotation of the horizontal shaft 24: bymeansof the connection of the. pulley25 power will produce a conto the source of tinuous rotation of the shaft 20, which in turn will, through the crank-'arm"22 and 21, impart a longitudinal,

bars 17so the pitmen 21, v reciprocatory motion to'the rack as to impart an alternating, rotaryfmove-f pinions fixed to the tops 7 .of said dolly shafts, and 16, 16, large horiengagedwith the gears 16,

m a position 22 at the top having fixed to one end a ment to the dolly shafts of the washing mafchmes.

26 indicates 1a "wringer of familiar 6011.111 3 plane interstruction located in a vertical ald'wl'ingeris rigidly connected to a casing 27 which is rotatively mounted on the topof a board 28 extending between and attached to the tubs of the washing machines. The casing 27 has a base plate 29' which has rotative bearing on a complementary plate 30 fixed to that end ofthe board 28 which is oppo-, site to the position occupied by the power driven pulley 25. The casing 27 is provided with a socket adapted to engage. in suitable apertures, 33,

33*, 33 to lock the casing against horizontal swinging movement.-

The said apertures are so arranged that they will correspond to positions of the casing when the wringer is located in a vertical plane between the two washing machine tubs and when it is located in a vertical plane between one or the other of said tubs and a basket or tub lobottom end, said shaft is provided with a.

catedon the, platform when said platform is in raised position. 4

In the casing 27 is mounted an upright continuously rotative shaft 34: which extends downwardly through the board 28 toward the plane of the horizontal shaft 24. At its I bevel gear 35. Said bevel gear engages a beveled pinion 36 on the end of the shaft 24 which is prolonged into theneighborhood ofthe shaft 34: The upper end of the shaft 34 has bearing in and extends beyond the top of an upright tubular sleeve 30 made integral with the plate 30 and the end 34; of said shaft is squared and projects into a like aperture formed axially within the hub 37 of a gear 37. The bottom end of said hub has a thrust bearing on the top of said sleeve 30 and a rotative bearing in the casing gears 37*, 37 of familiar construction. Said ears are loosely mounted on a horizontal shaft 38 which is the operating shaft of the wringer.

39 indicates a clutch member feathered to the shaft 38 and adapted for operatively connecting the one or the other of the gears 37 37 to said shaft 38.

40 indicates a controlling arm or lever pivoted to the casing 27 and adapted to opwhich it may occupy.

The upright shafts 34: and 20 are suitably supported at theirbottom ends by means of brackets, respectively, 34:,- 20", which may 31 to receive a pin 32 that is 27. The gear 37 engages reversebe attached to the structure ofthe bench washer in any convenient manner.

It is apparent from the foregolng description thatthe wringer 26 andwith it, the casing 27, maybe removed as a whole from the rest of the mechanism, by withv drawing the same in an upward direction. This construction is advantageous in that,

when the machine as a whole is to be shipped, the wringer with its associated reverse gearing may be bodily removed from its operative position on the washing ma chine and crated beneath the frame thereof upon which the tubs are mounted. When setting up the wringer it is only necessary to. place the wringer with its associated reverse gear casing upon the base 30 when itis then ready for use.

The construction and arrangement of gearing shown and described is simple and cheap to manufacture, is efficient and has few parts to get out of order or to require replacement or repair. At the same time, said parts are such that they are easily and rigidly supported in a structure of the kind for which they are primarily intended with a minimum of shock or jar to said structure that is likely to damage or weaken the parts of which it is made.

, I claim as my invention:

1. In a gearing of the class described, in combination with a main support, tworhorizontal supplemental supports hinged to said main support to swing about horizontal alined axes, upright, alternating, ro tary operating shafts carried by said supplemental supports, reciprocating rack bars. adapted for. driving said upright shafts, an upright, continuously rotating 7 shaft located intermediate said supplemental supports, acrank arm at the upper end of said continuously rotating upright shaft, pitman rods operatively connecting said crank arm with said rack bars, ahorizontal operating shaft rotatable in either direction and located intermediate said upright operating shafts, a third supplemental support carrying said horizontal operating shaft and mounted on said main support to swing in a horizontal plane, means for locking said third supplemental support in predetermined horizontal positions, an upright secondcontinuously rotating shaft with its axis co-axial with the axis about which said third supplemental support is adapted .to swing, a gear at the. .upper end of said second continuously rotating shaft meshing with oppositely facing gears on said horizontal operating shaft, a clutch feathered v on said horizontal operating shaft adapted to coact with either of said oppositely'facing gears, means for controlling said clutch to drive said horizontal operatingshaft in either direction, and a main horizontal power. driven shaft operatively-connected p and means for controlling support, a continuously rotating power shaft on said main support, means operatively connecting said power shaft to said upright operating shaft whereby the continuous rotary movement of said power shaft is transposed into an alternating rotary movement of said operating shaft, a continuously ro-' tating upright shaft journaled on said main support and driven by said power shaft, a horizontal operating shaft rotatable in either direction, a second supplemental support carrying said horizontal operating shaft mounted on said main support to swing in a horizontal plane about an axis coaxial with said continuously rotating upright shaft, a reverse gearing carried by said second supplemental support operatively connecting said horizontal operating shaft to said continuously rotating upright shaft,

said reverse gearlng, said second supplemental support with its associated shaft and gearing being capable of removal from said main support and from the driving influence of said continu-' ously rotating upright shaft.

3 In a gearing of the class described, in combinat'on with a main support and horizontal supplemental support hinged thereto,

an upright alternating rotary operating shaft carried by said connecting said power shaft to said upright operating shaft whereby the continuous rotary movement of said power shaft is transposed into an alternating rotary movement of said operating shaft, a' continuously rotating upright shaft j ournaled on said main support and driven horizontal operatin shaft rotatable in either direction, a second supplemental support carrying said horizontal operating shaft mounted on said mam support to swing in a horizontal plane about an axis coaxial with said continuously rotating upright shaft,

-- means for locking sa1d second supplemental support in predetermined horizontal position, a casing carried by said second supplesupplemental hinged support, a continuously rotating power shaft on said main support, means operatively verse gearing by sa1d power shaft, a-

mental support, a reverse gear mechanism in said casing operatively connecting said horizontal operating shaft to said second upright shaft and means on said casing for controlling said reverse gear, said second supplemental support with its associated operating shaft, casing, reverse gear and control therefor being capable of removal from said main support and said'upright operating shaft.

In a gearing of the class described, in combination with a mainsupport and two horizontal supplemental supports hinged to said main support to swing about horizontal alined axes, upright, alternating, rotary operating shafts carried by said supplemental supports, reciprocating rack bars adapted for driving said upright shafts, an upright, continuously rotating shaft located intermediate said supplemental supports, a crank arm at the upper end of said continuously rotating upright shaft, pitman rods operatively connecting said crank arm with said rack bars, a horizontal operating shaft rotatable in either direction and located intermediate said upright operatingshafts, a third supplemental support carrying said horizontal operating shaft and mounted on said main support to swing in a horizontal plane, means for locking said third supplemental support in predetermined horizontal positions, a casing fixed to said third sup- Y plemental support, an upright second continuously rotating shaft with its axis coaxial with the axis about which said third supplemental support is adapted to swing, rein said casing operatively connecting said horizontal operating shaft and said second continuously rotating shaft 'to "'gether, said third supplemental support together with itsassociated shaft, casing, reversing gearing and locking means being capable of removal from said main support and second upright rotating shaft and a main horizontal power driven shaft opera tively connected to each of said tinuously rotating shafts. r

In testimony, that I, claim the foregoing as my invention I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this third day of June A. D. 1914.

- WILLIAM H. GEORGE. Witnesses R. D. HUNT," JAs, M. HAMMON.

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